
A journey through family history, storytelling, and discovery, exploring my own stories and the stories that continue to capture my imagination.
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Arthur and Frances Gregson photographed with Kathleen - A family photograph whose meaning changed entirely once Kathleen’s identity emerged from the records.
This is the third and final part of a three part series, to understand the full s...
At The Chiddicks Observer, we spend a great deal of time discussing records, archives, methodology, technology, and research techniques. These things matter. They are the tools of our craft.
But every so often a piece comes along that remi...
One of the things I love most about family history is its ability to deepen our understanding of the human experience. This week’s collection of articles reminds us that genealogy is about far more than discovering who our ancestors were; i...
Arthur and Frances Gregson photographed with Kathleen during the years after the family left Britain
Within four years of Alfred Gregson’s death, the family had left Britain.
Stories Behind the Records is a reader-supported publication. T...
This week’s edition takes us once again on a sweeping journey through perspective, place, and memory, and the many ways stories are built from fragments of lived experience. From reflections on how meaning shifts when we learn to see “the c...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Family history researcher and Family Tree Magazine columnist. I write the stories behind the records — the people, places and history that connect us all. Creator of The Chiddicks Observer on Substack. Full-time storyteller, part-time Lego builder.
I'm the "ringleader" for Projectkin.org. As a community, we capture, preserve, and share our stories in every conceivable form. We inspire and encourage one another in posts, events, and conversations.
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